Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Eye Banks
As per the information furnished by States/UTs under the National Programme for Control of Blindness & Visual Impairment , a statement showing the number of functional eye banks including eye donation centres, State/UT-wise, is given below:
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Statement showing number of functional Eye Banks/Eye Donation Centres in the Country, State/UT-wise 
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S.No.
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States/UTs
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No. of functional Eye Banks/Eye Donation Centres
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1
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Andaman & Nicobar Islands
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0
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2
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Andhra Pradesh
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14
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3
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Arunachal Pradesh
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0
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4
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Assam
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5
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5
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Bihar
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4
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6
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Chhattisgarh
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5
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7
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Chandigarh
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3
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8
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Dadra & Nagar Haveli
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0
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9
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Daman & Diu
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0
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10
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Delhi
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10
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11
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Goa
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1
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12
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Gujarat
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30
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13
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Haryana
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6
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14
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Himachal Pradesh
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2
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15
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Jammu & Kashmir
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0
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16
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Jharkhand
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7
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17
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Karnataka
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30
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18
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Kerala
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13
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19
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Lakshadweep
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0
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20
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Madhya Pradesh
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40
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21
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Maharashtra
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74
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22
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Manipur
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1
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23
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Meghalaya
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0
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24
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Mizoram
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1
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25
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Nagaland
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0
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26
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Odisha
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3
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27
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Puducherry
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3
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28
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Punjab
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21
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29
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Rajasthan
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6
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30
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Sikkim
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0
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31
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Tamil Nadu
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38
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32
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Telangana
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12
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33
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Tripura
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1
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34
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Uttar Pradesh
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35
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35
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Uttarakhand
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1
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36
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West Bengal
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14
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Total
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380
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The details of annual targets set for collection of donated eyes/corneas under NPCB&VI and the achievements thereof during the last three years and the current year , State/UT-wise, is given below:
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Statement showing targets under NPCBVI and collection of donated eyes/corneas during the last three years and current year, State/UT wise 
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States
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Collection of donated eyes
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Target
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Achiev.
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Target
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Achiev.
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Target
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Achiev.
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Target
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Achiev.
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Major States
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2016-17
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2017-18
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2018-19
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2019-20|
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Andhra Pradesh
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5000
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3454
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5000
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4143
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5000
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4961
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5500
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3947
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Bihar
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300
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75
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300
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71
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300
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127
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500
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120
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Chhatisgarh
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300
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334
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300
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378
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300
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360
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500
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318
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Goa
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30
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12
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30
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4
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30
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4
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100
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0
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Gujarat
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6500
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8447
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6500
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8057
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7000
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7921
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9000
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5760
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Haryana
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1500
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4397
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1500
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1876
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2000
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1424
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3000
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1533
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Himachal Pradesh
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200
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93
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200
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40
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200
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20
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300
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52
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Jammu & Kashmir
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200
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0
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200
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55
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200
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64
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300
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0
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Jharkhand
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200
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12
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200
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38
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200
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25
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500
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44
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Karnataka
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3500
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3498
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3500
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5914
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3500
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5561
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6000
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4640
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Kerala
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1700
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1973
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1700
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2012
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1700
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2022
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2000
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1791
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Madhya Pradesh
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1000
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3710
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1000
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2414
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2000
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2315
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3000
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2321
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Maharashtra
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7000
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7514
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7000
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7560
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7000
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7323
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7500
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5492
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Odisha
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700
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1346
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700
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1344
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1500
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1563
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2000
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1106
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Punjab
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700
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1257
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700
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1274
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1500
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1517
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2000
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884
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Rajasthan
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1200
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1522
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1200
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1417
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1200
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1551
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1600
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1741
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Tamilnadu
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7000
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11204
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7000
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12349
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7000
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10504
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8000
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9334
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Telangana
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3400
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7638
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3400
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9953
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4000
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8058
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5000
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7699
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Uttar Pradesh
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1000
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857
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1000
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2051
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1500
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2541
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2500
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2143
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Uttarakhand
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500
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285
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500
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195
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500
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128
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500
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118
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West Bengal
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3000
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3794
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3000
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4011
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3000
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4281
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4000
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3494
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North Eastern States
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Arunachal Pradesh
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30
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0
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30
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0
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30
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0
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100
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0
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Assam
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400
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215
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400
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313
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400
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334
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400
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159
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Manipur
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100
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73
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100
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0
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100
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0
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100
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0
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Meghalaya
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30
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0
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30
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0
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30
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0
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100
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0
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Mizoram
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100
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102
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100
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80
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100
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105
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100
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64
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Nagaland
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30
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0
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30
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0
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30
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0
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100
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0
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Sikkim
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30
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0
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30
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0
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30
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0
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100
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0
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Tripura
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30
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6
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30
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4
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30
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2
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100
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0
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UTs
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0
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A &N Nicobar
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30
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0
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30
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0
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30
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0
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100
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0
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Chandigarh
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500
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1081
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500
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1169
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500
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1150
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500
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237
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D&N Haveli
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30
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0
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30
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0
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30
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0
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100
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0
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Daman & Diu
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30
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2
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30
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2
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30
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0
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100
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0
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Delhi
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3500
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3409
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3500
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3699
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3500
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4313
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4000
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2012
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Lakshdeep
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30
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0
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30
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0
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30
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0
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100
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0
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Puducherry
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200
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1399
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200
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1242
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500
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1175
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200
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963
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Grand Total
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50000
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67709
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50000
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71665
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55000
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69349
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70000
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55972
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- Figures of achievement in the year 2019-20 is upto 11.03.2020
The constraints in achieving the targets for donated eyes/cornea collection in the country include lack of awareness, myths surrounding eye donation and inadequate eye banking facilities.
As per the data reported by States/UTs under NPCB&VI, on an average 40-50 percent donated eyes/corneas are utilized for corneal transplantation annually. The donated eyes/corneas are assessed by eye surgeons prior to corneal transplantation for its suitability for optical keratoplasty. Not all the collected corneas are found suitable for corneal transplantation because of various medical reasons, like poor quality of collected corneas due to age of the donor, pre-existing degeneration/diseases etc. Donated corneas, not found suitable for corneal transplantation, are utilized either for therapeutic keratoplasty or for study, training and research purposes.
The following corrective steps have been taken under NPCB&VI to improve utilization rate of donated corneas:
- Recurring grant to eye banks for transportation, storage and collection of donated corneas,
- Non-recurring grant to eye banks in public sector to meet the cost of ophthalmic equipments and instruments,
- Free supply of short term and long term cornea preservation and storage medium to Government eye banks,
- In-service training to eye surgeons in eye banking and Keratoplasty,
- Training to para medical ophthalmic assistants in enucleation of donated eyes/corneas.
The following steps have been taken under NPCB&VI for creating adequate infrastructure for carrying out corneal transplantation:
- Non-recurring grant to Eye Banks in public sector to meet the cost of identified ophthalmic equipments and instruments,
- Provision of non-recurring grant to Regional Institutes of Ophthalmology and Government Medical Colleges to meet the cost of identified ophthalmic equipments for setting up of Eye Bank and Corneal transplantation Centres.
The Minister of State , Sh Ashwini Kumar Choubey stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha here today.